This week, co-hosts Kevin Hattery (Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston) and Dr. Chris Kulesza discuss all things Thanksgiving, youth-driven policy advocacy, early learning investments and more.Special Guests include:Susannah Young, Associate Director, PreK-12 Education, CHILDREN AT RISK· Texas Coaching Collaborative Santrice Jones, Director, Early Childhood Initiatives Division, Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity· Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN) Update Alex Critin, Senior Associate, Center for the Study of Social Policy· Engaging Youth in Policy Decisions Caroline Roberts, General Counsel & Senior Director of Public Policy, CHILDREN AT RISK· Opportunity Youth & Young Adults

Join co-hosts Bri Derry and Susannah Young for a dynamic conversation with Marta Palaez, President & CEO, Family Violence Prevention Services, Linda Corchado, Senior Director of Immigration, CHILDREN AT RISK, and Megan Menchaca, Education Reporter, Houston Chronicle.

Join Growing Up in America cohosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Dr. Christopher Kulesza for a special post-election conversation with Jason Sabo of Frontera Strategies and Mandi Kimball of CHILDREN AT RISK.

Star co-hosts Kevin Hattery (Boys & Girls Club of Greater America) and Dr. Christopher Kulesza (Rice University) discuss book bans (Marti Bier, Texas Freedom Network), naturalized voter engagement (Nancy Flores, Deputy Director, Partnership for New Americans, AND Angie Dupree, Citizenship Coordinator for the Naturalize Now, Houston! Initiative, Partnership for New Americans), parental leave policies (Dr. David Kulesza, Rice University), new hunger data (Mia Medina, Senior Program Manager, No Kid Hungry), and the voting power of young latines (Marla López, Texas Communications Director, Mi Familia Vota).

This week, Dr. Bob Sanborn and Briauna Derry speak with Gen-Z Correspondent Raegan Roylance and well as Cesar Espinosa, Executive Director, FIEL Houston, Melanie McGuire, Senior Director of Programs, Houston Food Bank, Shirvonti Keller, Program Manager, Cherish our Children, and Ryan Fountain, Board Secretary and Director of Fundraising, Out for Education.

Cohosts Briauna Derry and Susannah Young speak with Dr. Kevin Lanza (UT Health), Mary Garr (Family Service San Antonio), Sarah Crockett (Texas CASA), and Megan Menchaca (Houston Chronicle).

On this week's episode, cohosts Briauna Derry and Susannah Young speak with Dr. Kevin Lanza (UTHealth), Mary Garr (Family Service San Antonio), Sarah Crockett (Texas CASA), and Megan Menchaca (Houston Chronicle).

Tune into this special BakerRipley takeover of Growing Up in America! Co-hosts Claudia Aguirre and Ernest Lewis speak with leading advocates in various fields of expertise.

This week, co-hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball spoke with Dr. Cathy Horn, Beth, Beth Harp, Kaelly Pandley, and Kimberly Brathwaite.

This week on Growing Up in America, Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball discuss the issues most impacting American children with Dr. Cathy Horn (University of Houston), Beth Harp (KidsMeals'), Kaelly Pandley (3Strands), and Kimberly Brathwaite (Houston Public Library).

This week, co-hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Mandi Kimball spoke with Kim Kofron (CHILDREN AT RISK), Megan Menchaca (Houston Chronicle), Kendra Richardson (Funky Town Fridge), and Diana Del Pilar (CHILDREN AT RISK).

For this weeks episode, Co-hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Briauna Derry engaged in a lively discussion with Linda Corchado (CHILDREN AT RISK), Asher Lehrer-Small (Houston Landing), Dr. Tihalia Brown (FamiliesEmpowered), and Dr. Michael Chang (UT Health).

This week on Growing Up in America, Dr. Bob Sanborn and Bri Derry had an engaging conversation with Andrea Thurston (EdTrust), Dr. Marlon Gray (EmpowerU), Evelyn Prado (BridgeYear), and Dr. Claire Bocchini (local pediatrician).

A lively discussion on pressing children's issues, timely news topics affecting our youth, and the policies and programs that influence the healthy development of our children.In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Briauna Derry speak with guests Megan Menchaca (Houston Chronicle), Dr. Michael Change (UT Health) and Dr. Ruth López Turley (Rice University).

A lively discussion on pressing children's issues, timely news topics affecting our youth, and the policies and programs that influence the healthy development of our children.In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Briauna Derry spoke with Lyn Lucas (CHILDREN AT RISK), Coach Johnathane Gaffney (Coach Mental Health), Annamaria Milazzo (University of Houston), and Haroon Waseem (TRS Health).

A lively discussion on pressing children's issues, timely news topics affecting our youth, and the policies and programs that influence the healthy development of our children.In this episode, co-hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn and Briauna Derry speak with Kara Branch (Black Girls Do Engineer), Keiara Jones (Communities in Schools Houston), Natalie A. Sánchez-Lopez (Latino Texas Policy Center), and Rebecca Cox (Girls Inc. of Greater Houston).

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

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Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Each episode, we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas with experts on the quality of life for our children.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas Today’s guests.

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Today’s guests and topics are: Hip Speak w/ BQ Linda Corchado – Borderlands update Jason Sabo – HB 567, HB 2313, SB 1527 Kevin Hattery – CEO, Boys and Girls Club Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Today’s guests and topics are: Ana Tiscareno, Intern, CHILDREN AT RISK Phillip W. Schnarrs, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Population Health and Director, Texas PRIDE in Health Collaborative Dr. Sarah Baray, CEO Origin of Pre-K for San Antonio Steven H. Kelder MPH, PhD, Professor, Dept of Epidemiology, UTHealth, School of Public Health, Austin Campus Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Today’s guests and topics are: Kim Kofron, Senior Director of Education – CHILDREN AT RISK for an Education Check In Mandi Sheridan Kimball, VP; Director of Public Policy + Government Affairs – CHILDREN AT RISK, 88th Session Outcomes Trevor Toteve, Intern -CHILDREN AT RISK, Intern Conversations: Education Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Today’s guests and topics are: Linda Corchado, Director, Children’s Immigration Network, C@R Dr. Ricky Flores, Clinical Director, Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, The Woodlands Neomi Fletcher, Associate Director, ECE, C@R Dr. Angelo Giadino, MD, PHD, Chair, Dept of Pediatrics, University of Utah Spence Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Today’s guests and topics are: Lien Le, Pediatrician Jamese (Juh-mees) Stancill (stan-seal), Assistant Director of Early Head Start Childcare Partnerships, HCDE Samuel Kor, Medicaid Marketing Manager, Amerigroup Dr. Angelo Giadino, MD, PHD, Chair, Dept of Pediatrics, University of Utah Spence Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas.John McCarty, District Manager, Mattress Firm, The importance of sleep Jamie Freeney, DrPH, MPH Director, Center for School Behavioral Health, Mental health in teens Susannah Young, Literacy Coach, Texas A+ Challenge Rachna Khare, Executive Director, Daya: Empowering South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas Today’s guests and topics are: Eleanor Prado, Doula and Premier Doulas of Houston Doulas 101 & Maternal Mortality Dr. Armando Orduna, Executive Director, Latinos for Education – Texas Current recruitment for Latino parents Tiffany Cuellar Needham, Executive Director, Teach for America Houston Educational Equity Linda Corchado Dia Del Ninos / Literacy Day

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas Today’s guests and topics are: Lindsey Wilkerson, Motherhood Summit Gulshan Rahman, Harris Country Department of Education, General concerns/protocols around health and safety of HS/EHS. Cathy McHorse, United Way For Greater Austin, Success by 6 Shruba Endly, Mental Health CIS

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas Since today is our first show of the year, we like to take a lighter topic of 2024 predictions! We have some amazing cohosts today, Claudia Aguirre, CEO, Baker Ripley Jason Sabo, Lobbyist, Frontera Strategies Caroline Roberts, Staff Attorney, CHILDREN AT RISK

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas

Growing Up in America is a production of Children at Risk: The Voice of Texas’ Children, a non-profit organization dedicated to research, public policy, law and collaborative action on behalf of Texas’ Youth.Every week we aim to fill these same 60 minutes with lively discussion on the children of Texas